Private Project

A Peculiar Place (Տարօրինակ մի տեղ)

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a home hiding, seeping
through sounds and lights

Anna Grigorian

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ձայների, լույսերի մեջ թաքնված
ծորացող ու փախչող
տուն

Աննա Գրիգորյան

"A Peculiar Place" is an audio-visual component of the very short untitled poem written above.

"A Peculiar Place (Տարօրինակ մի տեղ)" is a short experimental work by Anna Grigorian, shot entirely on cellphone. The foley sounds and traveling lights are trying to discern the immediate surroundings, and seemingly habitual surfaces. The work is created in Montreal, almost 9 thousand kilometers away from home.

The one-minute experimental work is a meditation on a split identity (immigration, immediate surrounding, internal space) through juxtaposition of natural play of sunlight and the artist playing with a flashlight on interior surfaces.

Full credits:
Montage, sound mixing, video editing - Anna Grigorian
Sound bites: re-recorded sound of an evening news program and “Sari Sirun Yar” by Lusik Qoshyan

  • Anna Grigorian
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Տարօրինակ մի տեղ
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Underground, Experimental, one-minute, video-art
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    September 16, 2022
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Shooting Format:
    cellphone, digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • XI edition of Bologna in Lettere, international video art and video poetry review Arte-fatticontemporanei
    Online screening curated by Maria Felix Corporal, program ABODE (curated by David King)
    Official selection
  • Moinho Cine Fest
    Matosinhos
    Portugal
    Official Selection, NANO FOOTAGE
  • Athvikvaruni International Film Festival
    Tamil Nadu
    India
    December 16, 2022
    Best Experimental
  • nodoCCS - The 8vo Festival Video nodoCARACAS 2022
    Caracas
    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    November 18, 2022
    Official Selection
  • EXPLORATORY VISIONS Animation + Experimental + Avant Garde
    The Screening Room, Salto 1TV
    November 26, 2022
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • GROUPE INTERVENTION VIDEO (GIV)
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
Director Biography - Anna Grigorian

Anna Grigorian is an experimental artist from Armenia, whose art practice is currently based between Canada and Armenia. With a background in sculpture, literature, and photography, her current chosen medium is moving image. Her video work revolves around socio political and economic problems, and examination of power relations, through mixing elements of theater, early cinema, and constructed surreal studio environments.

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